TOM AND NITA NICHOLS MIDDLE

Set in BURLESON, Texas, TOM AND NITA NICHOLS MIDDLE is a mid-tier middle-grades school, operated by JOSHUA ISD. It instructs 654 students across grades 6 through 8.

JOSHUA ISD runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 6,026 students. TOM AND NITA NICHOLS MIDDLE is one of those campuses.

Demographically, TOM AND NITA NICHOLS MIDDLE shows that White students make up the majority at 65%. The remainder reads as 28% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.6:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 37% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Johnson County's rate of about 51%.

With demographic context factored in, TOM AND NITA NICHOLS MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.6%; this one delivers 53.7%.

In the area at large, census data for Johnson County shows median household income runs about $84,859, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Johnson County runs 77 public schools (combined enrollment of about 39,004 students), of which TOM AND NITA NICHOLS MIDDLE is one.

Nearest neighbor: NORTH JOSHUA EL, around 2.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, TOM AND NITA NICHOLS MIDDLE comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 57.8%.

TOM AND NITA NICHOLS MIDDLE operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. TOM AND NITA NICHOLS MIDDLE's enrollment has rose 16% since 2018, when it stood at 565 (now 654). The White share of enrollment fell from 77% to 65% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 19.6:1 today.

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